Live from Las Vegas — Blogging from the Warriors’ opener

(FYI — looks like this got cut out of the print edition, so I’m giving it new life on the blog. For all you Patrick O’Bryant followers, this quote from his agent, Andy Miller, is notable. I asked him how Pat felt about signing with Boston after being in Nellie’s doghouse for so long. Said Miller: “The past is the past. This is an opportunity to look toward the future. There’s a strong balance in that (Celtics) organization, obviously, with Garnett there and Patrick growing up in his shadow, watching him play. We’re hoping that’s an extra carrot that will help Patrick.” Garnett is also a Miller client and Pat grew up in Minnesota).

Quick hits from Cox Pavilion, where the Warriors just opened summer league against the Sixers. We’ll keep adding as the game goes on, so keep checking back for updates.

WARRIORS starting lineup:

PG C.J. Watson

SG Marco Belinelli

SF Anthony Randolph

PF Brandan Wright

C Louis Amundson (gotta be listed somewhere)

SIXERS starting lineup:

PG Jamont Gordon

SG Junior Harrington

SF Mareese Speights

PF Thaddeus Young

C Jason Smith

Randolph had a shaky first few minutes — got scored on by Young easily and turned the ball over trying to drive the lane on the next possession — but came on really strong to end the first quarter. Lost Young on a nice up-and-under move, had a nice follow-up dunk and hit a long jumper. Actually spent a good amount of time playing on the perimeter. Liked his emotion on the court, too. Led all scorers with 8 points after the first.

Wright looked active. Had a nice and-1 and huge, soaring block against guard Dawan Robinson to end the quarter. He and Randolph are giving the Warriors a lot of length.

Must be some carry-over fans from last year, because Marco is still a crowd favorite. Hit his first two shots, including a three-pointer, to get the fans going.

Amundson is a beast. Isn’t afraid to throw his 6-9 body around. Hustles for rebounds, especially on the offensive end. Solid bet for a training camp invite, if not a roster spot next season. Always plays well here in summer league. And always has the crowd behind him, as he went to UNLV.

Been a rough go for the other local, C.J. Watson. First half line: 1-7 shooting, three assists, four turnovers, two steals. And just started the second half with an offensive foul.

General thought: For summer league purposes, this is about as good as it gets for a matchup of bigs. Pretty much everyone is a first-round pick: Wright, Young and Smith last year; Randolph and Speights this year. And Amundson played with the Sixers last year.

Just ran into Patrick O’Bryant, who will officially be an ex-Warrior at any moment. The free agent center — whom the Warriors draft with the ninth pick in 2006 — is signing with the Boston Celtics. (I believe it’s one year guaranteed, team option for the second year).

Got an update on Hendrix: He isn’t playing due to injury. The Warriors are hopeful he’ll be ready to go Sunday or Tuesday. Team says it’s a strained left quad.